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Sense of community as construct and theory: authors' response to McMillan

✍ Scribed by Branda Nowell; Neil Boyd

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
65 KB
Volume
39
Category
Article
ISSN
0090-4392

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Abstract

In this article, we respond to criticisms posed by McMillan (2011) of our recent paper, β€œViewing Community as Responsibility as well as a Resource: Deconstructing the Theoretical Roots of Psychological Sense of Community.” We clarify that the focus of our article was to explore the macro theoretical frameworks and second‐order assumptions that have guided the measurement and study of the psychological sense of community (PSOC) construct to date. We then correct McMillan's mischaracterization of our work as a normative theory by clarifying that our thesis was not that PSOC is a value – but rather that (a) people have values and belief systems, and (b) these belief systems may interact with aspects of a community context to evoke a sense of responsibility for a community to which one belongs. We conclude by reviewing key areas of shared agreement concerning responsibility aspects of PSOC that may serve as a foundation for guiding future research. Β© 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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